American jazz trumpeter (1915-1999) and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra who made important contributions to recordings by such artists as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ben Webster, and Ella Fitzgerald. Semi-glossy 9.5 x 9.75 book photo of Sweets holding his trumpet in an artistic half-length pose, vertically signed and inscribed in the left border in blue ink, "To Larry! Harry 'Sweets' Edison," who adds a trumpet sketch below. In fine condition.
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